How can I re-install just SQLSERVERAGENT service without installing the whole sqlserver2000

• andreas Meyer-409916

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  December 11, 2007 at 1:13 am

  #119286

  Hi,

  would anybody know?

  Perhaps this isn't even possible?

  Almost all services can be uninstalled and reinstalled. Why can't this be done with sqlserver Service?

  Sincerely

  andreas

• EdVassie

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  December 12, 2007 at 4:08 am

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  Although you can uninstall any service manually, if you do this you may cause the owning service to break. You may also void your support agreement. Where there is a supported interface for uninstall you should always use that instead of manually uninstall.

  The SQL Server install process always installs a number of SQL-related services, and these include SQL Server agent. It is not recommended that any of these services are manually uninstalled. If you need to uninstall SQL Server, go to 'Add/Remove programs' and uninstall via that interface.

  If you have manually uninstalled SQL Server Agent, you can try 'Add/Remove Programs' to see if your SQL installation can be repaired. If this does not work you will have to uninstall SQL (via Add/Remove Programs!), manually tidy anything that was left due to previous manual meddling, then install SQL from the beginning.

  Original author: https://github.com/SQL-FineBuild/Common/wiki/ 1-click install and best practice configuration of SQL Server 2019, 2017 2016, 2014, 2012, 2008 R2, 2008 and 2005.
  

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